Cider and Spices

Not for me, but Mike is sick today. He came home sick from work around lunchtime with a head cold, and went straight to bed. He's been...

So I went shopping at Walgreens on Sunday night, while Mike was putting the boys to bed. I think this may be my new favorite time to shop! ...

Our first week of homeschool is behind us. It went very well, and Griffin is excited about what he is learning. We tried to do schooltime du...

Yeah... it's not happening here, that's for sure! I am in a HORRIBLE MOOD. Don't mess with me right now. I know I should be ...

Our first day of homeschool was SO MUCH FUN!!! It went so much better than I expected it to. Sammy went down for his nap around 2pm, and h...

This is a conversation I had with Sammy this morning. I was in my bedroom getting dressed with the door locked. Mike was laying in bed, but ...

Hi, my name is... guess what? Take a guess. Any guess will do. But you probably won't guess THIS name!! Er... huh? What? How did y...

Before After You can barely see it, but it's there... and it didn't go away for about 24 hours after he ripped all of those little s...

We got Gordon a new big, soft, plushy, multi-layered dog pillow, made by Cesar something-or-other, the "Dog Whisperer"... and as y...

This was in Great Grandma's trunk. It is typewritten on an old yellowed piece of paper. Occupation: Housewife What am I doing with ...

I spent this past weekend at my Grandma's house helping her clean her garage before her big move happens in a week and a half. Christy ...

Need I say more? But, yet again, I will. I swept three times over the course of the day it happened (sweep, wait for it t...

At bathtime tonight, as the boys sat soaking in a tub full of warm bubbles, Griffin and I had this conversation. G: When Sammy and I grow up...

Oh my. Do wii ever. I mean we. Have a Wii, that is. So many jokes, so little time. Mike got a Wii with some of his hard-earned spendin...

Before After I know, I know... how much fun is it to look at someone else's closet??? But I am totally inspired by before...

Babes or 4-year-olds, take your pick. I ran out of my ultra-wonderful super-hold my-favorite-in-the-world but not-for-sensitive-scalps hairs...

Here it is! I was reminded by Jaymee that I had yet to post the card I had promised, and I finally got it finished today during naptime....

Well, now. Let me tell you about my shopping experience today. I'll keep it short and sweet. I walked into CVS armed with 6 co...

So we didn't end up having the squash casserole for dinner tonight, but it is on the menu for tomorrow! We hadn't had pizza/movie n...

This is a recipe that came with my CSA order last week. We will be having it for dinner tonight, since we have all of the ingredients. I w...

I am finding out! It will be a long, hard process, but I am going to be trying my very hardest to stick to a "whole foods" way of...

Is anyone looking for some good reading material? These are books by Peggy Chrusciaki (remember Angela and Clayton, who I have mentioned on...

We went to get our family pictures taken today. Finally!! We were supposed to have them done before Christmas last year, because that was ...

Hello faithful blog readers. I have some disturbing news today, and any of you who pray, please say a prayer for this sweet little baby...

I have updated my card website, www.thekidwellfamily.net , with the new cards I have been creating lately. I added a Christmas section, bec...

Shelf Totals: $375.00 Spent: $228.45 Saved: $146.55 Savings of: 39% This week I shopped at HyVee, Walgreens and Hen House. My biggest ...

Too bad it wasn't taken at Wal*Mart. Mike's family has been waiting since Christmas for us to get our act together and have our fa...

Rather unflattering, but truly genuine! Mike snuck in and snapped these pictures during a rare naptime for me. Sammy had climbed onto the ...

Part book review... part life change! Dr. Kevin Leman writes some GOOD books, people. He is a psychologist, and he has written books on bi...

So here I am, once again, reporting on my new pastime. :) It has obviously affected my blogging! Actually, the thing that has affected my...